Barometric Pressure Regulator Circuit

Abstract

A barometric pressure regulator circuit is described. The circuit includes a memory storing output parameters to be supplied to a pressure regulator unit, and a processor operatively coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to perform operations including receiving voltage signals representing output parameters of an engine, storing the received voltage signals in the memory, identifying output parameters to be supplied to the pressure regulator unit that correspond to the received voltage signals, converting the identified output parameters into output electrical signals, and transmitting the output electrical signals to the pressure regulator unit.

1 . A system comprising:
 an engine;   an engine monitoring unit operatively coupled to the engine, the engine monitoring unit configured to receive signals representing output parameters of the engine;   a pressure regulator circuit operatively coupled to the engine monitoring unit, the pressure regulator circuit configured to receive one or more of the signals representing the output parameters of the engine from the engine monitoring unit, the pressure regulator circuit further configured to determine output parameters to control a pressure in the engine; and   a pressure regulator unit operatively coupled to the pressure regulator circuit, the pressure regulator unit configured to receive the output parameters to control the pressure in the engine, the pressure regulator unit operatively coupled to the engine to control an engine pressure, wherein the pressure regulator unit controls the engine pressure based on the output parameters determined by the pressure regulator circuit.   
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the engine is an internal combustion engine. 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the pressure regulator unit is a pump. 
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the received signals representing output parameters of the engine are electrical signals. 
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 4 , further comprising one or more electrical wires connecting the engine and the engine monitoring unit, the one or more wires configured to transmit the electrical signals. 
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more signals received by the pressure regulator circuit are electrical signals having corresponding voltages, the pressure regulator circuit further comprising a memory configured to store the voltages corresponding to the one or more signals. 
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the memory is configured to store the voltages as binary numbers. 
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 6 , the pressure regulator circuit further comprising a processor configured to:
 retrieve the one or more voltages from the memory;   determine values representing the output parameters to control the pressure in the engine; and   transmit the determined values to the pressure regulator unit as electrical signals.   
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of sensors operatively coupled to the engine to determine the output parameters of the engine. 
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of sensors include a piezoelectric pressure sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a thermocouple, and an RPM sensor. 
   
   
       11 . A pressure regulator circuit comprising:
 a memory storing output parameters to be supplied to a pressure regulator unit; and   a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to perform operations comprising:   receiving voltage signals representing output parameters of an engine;   storing the received voltage signals in the memory;   identifying output parameters to be supplied to the pressure regulator unit that correspond to the received voltage signals;   converting the identified output parameters into output electrical signals; and   transmitting the output electrical signals to the pressure regulator unit.   
   
   
       12 . The pressure regulator unit of  claim 11 , wherein the pressure regulator unit is a pump. 
   
   
       13 . The pressure regulator unit of  claim 11 , wherein the engine is an internal combustion engine. 
   
   
       14 . The pressure regulator unit of  claim 11 , wherein the processor receives the voltage signals through one or more electrical wires. 
   
   
       15 . The pressure regulator unit of  claim 11 , wherein the processor transmits the output voltage signals to the pressure regulator unit through a wiring harness including a plurality of wires. 
   
   
       16 . The pressure regulator of  claim 11 , the memory further storing preset parameters including the output parameters to be supplied to the pressure regulator unit and preset values corresponding to the output parameters. 
   
   
       17 . The pressure regulator of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify the output parameters to be supplied to the pressure regulator unit by:
 identifying the preset values that match values of the voltage signals that represent the output parameters of the engine; and   identifying the output parameters corresponding to the identified preset values.